Unveiling a full policy platform, George Abbott committed to scrapping the HST if a majority of B.C. voters vote to do so in a referendum next year. He added he’ll move up that vote by three months, to no late than June 24.

Bob Rae, alongside Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon and Defence Minister Peter MacKay, squared off against Bloc Quebecois and New Democratic Party MPs, in a House of Commons debate on a Bloc motion condemning the government for extending the military mission in Afghanistan to 2014.

The U.S. Ambassador spoke with Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon this week regarding an impending release of classified diplomatic messages by WikiLeaks that could “create tensions” among American allies.

Ontario’s opposition parties need to reveal their plans for the future of the province’s electricity system or stop complaining about the Liberals’ 20-year energy strategy, a combative Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday.

Audio of Cherry’s endorsement has been posted on the website of a well-connected Conservative party blogger, and the federal party has distributed a written version of the endorsement to select journalists.